St. Louis Fed Louisville Branch Announces Changes to Board of Directors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Louisville Branch board of directors, effective January 2026:

Michael D. Buckentin, CEO of Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) in Bowling Green, Ky., has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to a three-year term.

James A. Hillebrand, chairman and CEO of Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. in Louisville, Ky., has been reappointed by the St. Louis Fed board of directors to a three-year term. He has served on the board since 2023.

Also serving on the Branch board are:
Dave W. Christopher Sr., president and founder of AMPED Louisville in Louisville, Ky.; Condrad Daniels, president of HJI Supply Chain Solutions in Louisville, Ky.; Ines M. Rivas-Hutchins, president and owner of INTEC Group LLC in Paducah, Ky.; and Carrie A. Warren, president of the Bank of Buffalo in Hodgenville, Ky.

Members of the St. Louis Fed’s head office board of directors and those of its branch boards in Little Rock, Ark., Louisville, Ky., and Memphis, Tenn., are familiar with the economic and credit conditions of their respective regions. Their observations—along with the economic data and information gathered and analyzed by St. Louis Fed staff—help ensure that conditions of Main Street America are represented in Federal Open Market Committee deliberations in Washington, D.C.

Learn more about the St. Louis Fed’s boards of directors.